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Bills · 2017-2018 Regular Session

AB 146

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Relating to: the practice of dental hygienists.

Dentistry

  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Assembly, completed
  3. Passes Senate, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

This bill expands the circumstances under which dental hygienists are

permitted to practice dental hygiene. Under the bill, dental hygienists are allowed

to practice in the following settings without the authorization and presence of a

licensed dentist: 1) federal, state, county, or municipal correctional or detention

facilities and facilities established to provide care for terminally ill patients; 2)

charitable institutions open to the general public or members of a religious sect or

order; 3) nonprofit home health care agencies; 4) nonprofit dental care programs

serving primarily indigent, economically disadvantaged, or migrant worker

populations; 5) nursing homes, community-based residential facilities, and

hospitals; and 6) facilities that are primarily operated for the purpose of providing

outpatient medical services.

Current law does not specifically authorize dental hygienists to practice in

facilities operated primarily to provide outpatient medical services. Also, current

law does not permit dental hygienists to practice in settings 1) through 5) unless a

licensed dentist who is present authorizes the services or the services are performed

under a written or oral prescription and certain other conditions are met.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Allen (R) , Anderson (D) , Bernier (R) , Billings (D) , Born (R) , Bowen (D) , C. Taylor (D) , Considine (D) , Doyle (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Felzkowski (R) , Gannon (R) , Goyke (D) , Horlacher (R) , Jacque (R) , Jarchow (R) , Kessler (D) , Kolste (D) , Kooyenga (R) , Kremer (R) , Macco (R) , Murphy (R) , Mursau (R) , Nygren (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Petryk (R) , R. Brooks (R) , Riemer (D) , Ripp (R) , Rohrkaste (R) , Sanfelippo (R) , Sargent (D) , Schraa (R) , Sinicki (D) , Skowronski (R) , Spiros (R) , Stafsholt (R) , Subeck (D) , Summerfield (R) , Tauchen (R) , Thiesfeldt (R) , Tittl (R) , Tranel (R) , Tusler (R)

20 cosponsors

Bewley (D) , C. Larson (D) , Carpenter (D) , Darling (R) , Hansen (D) , Harsdorf (R) , Johnson (D) , Kapenga (R) , L. Taylor (D) , Marklein (R) , Moulton (R) , Olsen (R) , Ringhand (D) , Risser (D) , Testin (R) , Vruwink (D) , Vukmir (R) , Wanggaard (R) , Wirch (D) , Zepnick and Barca

Votes

Assembly: Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 Mar 30, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Assembly: Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 12, Noes 0

Passed 12–0 Mar 30, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Senate: Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 Apr 26, 2017 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Mar 15, 2017 · Assembly

    Introduced by Representatives Bernier, Sanfelippo, Allen, Born, R. Brooks, Kessler, Mursau, Nygren, Ripp, Skowronski, Summerfield, Thiesfeldt, Tranel, Tusler, E. Brooks, Goyke, Kremer, Murphy, Jacque, C. Taylor, Kolste, Rohrkaste, Tauchen, Petryk, Gannon, Riemer, Kooyenga, Considine, Sargent, Spiros, Macco, Schraa, Ohnstad, Sinicki, Jarchow, Horlacher, Anderson, Billings, Tittl, Stafsholt, Doyle, Subeck, Bowen and Felzkowski; cosponsored by Senators Harsdorf, Carpenter, Vukmir, Moulton, Johnson, Marklein, Wirch, Olsen, Bewley, Darling, Kapenga, C. Larson, L. Taylor, Testin, Ringhand, Wanggaard, Hansen and Risser

  2. Mar 15, 2017 · Assembly

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Health

  3. Mar 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Representative Vruwink added as a coauthor

  4. Mar 22, 2017 · Assembly

    Public hearing held

  5. Mar 28, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 offered by Representative Bernier

  6. Mar 29, 2017 · Assembly

    Executive action taken

  7. Mar 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Report Assembly Amendment 1 adoption recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  8. Mar 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Report passage as amended recommended by Committee on Health, Ayes 12, Noes 0

  9. Mar 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Referred to committee on Rules

  10. Mar 30, 2017 · Assembly

    Placed on calendar 4-4-2017 by Committee on Rules

  11. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  12. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Assembly Amendment 1 adopted

  13. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  15. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Representatives Zepnick and Barca added as coauthors

  17. Apr 4, 2017 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Apr 5, 2017 · Senate

    Received from Assembly

  19. Apr 5, 2017 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to committee on Health and Human Services

  20. Apr 6, 2017 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  21. Apr 6, 2017 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  22. Apr 26, 2017 · Senate

    Report concurrence recommended by Committee on Health and Human Services, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  23. Apr 26, 2017 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  24. Apr 28, 2017 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 5-2-2017 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  25. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Read a second time

  26. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  27. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  28. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Read a third time and concurred in

  29. May 2, 2017 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  30. May 2, 2017 · Assembly

    Received from Senate concurred in

  31. May 11, 2017 · Assembly

    LRB correction

  32. May 11, 2017 · Assembly

    Report correctly enrolled on 5-11-2017

  33. Jun 20, 2017 · Assembly

    Presented to the Governor on 6-20-2017

  34. Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Report approved by the Governor on 6-21-2017. 2017 Wisconsin Act 20

  35. Jun 21, 2017 · Assembly

    Published 6-22-2017